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Friday, April 19, 2013

Today, I took both 5th grade classes outside on the porch because it was raining. They silently drew pictures of whatever they saw in the landscape ahead of them. Then I had them take their shoes off and we played in the rain :)

Every once in a while, it's important to be one of those art teachers that fuels creativity

and playfulness through adventure and discovery.

Most of the time my lessons are very structured and

logical and traditional, but I don't want the kids

to lose their love for art in the process

of becoming excellent at it!

There's something so thrilling about playing in the rain. They're also at the age where they're not worried about messing up their makeup or hair or trying to be too cool.

I had 3 or 4 of them come up to me and say, "Thank you!" One of the moms of my students that teaches at our school actually saw and thanked me for letting her daughter run in the rain haha.

(I didn't think it entirely through and if I do this again I'll probably have them bring a dry change of clothes ;)

About Me

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I am the 1st-6th grade Fine Art teacher & 12th grade Graphic Design teacher at a wonderful classical Christian school in Central Georgia. I earned my Bachelor's of Science in Visual Art at Pensacola Christian College. I do some work in graphic design and occasionally illustration and portrait commission, but my passion and calling is to teach art to all ages. I also offer private lessons after school to interested students and families of students that I teach.